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S.H.Y.
December 6, 2016
My parents always said I was shy
and I needed to fix that
As I pulled down my sleeves to
cover my hands and I
chewed on the pink cotton
As I complained about
asking for a box
at every restaurant
And when it was
my turn for introduction
my face was red
year after year
I sit quietly
pondering my own thoughts
I loudly speak with
friends and family and
flirt with anything
but shyness, shamelessly
I speak lowly of
some people I met
in one of those firsts
my face red but
only with anger
I scream names
chant and sing
with no care
I let tears flow
in front of those
I want to listen to me
No shame, no regret
But yet I still seem
to need to fix my shyness
© Greg K., New Lenox, IL
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This piece is about how my parents have always seen me differently than I am in school and around friends. I hope readers are able to relate with this. Every teen has different personalities in and out of school, right?